Vulnerability in Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X
CVE-2016-5087
Alertus Desktop Notification before 2.9.31.1710 on OS X uses weak permissions for configuration files and unspecified other files, which allows local users to suppress emergency notifications or change content via standard filesystem operations.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-A9TJHR (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/302544 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5087?
- CVE-2016-5087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5087?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.